Wish Granting Organizations
- Adventures For Wish Kids - Ohio
http://www.afwkids.org/
Provides continuing support and lasting memories for children and
adolescents with life threatening illness and their families.
- Angelwish
http://www.angelwish.org/
We are going to remove all the obstacles that have stood in your way of
helping others, especially children and their families that are living with
HIV/AIDS.
- Believe In Tomorrow National Children's Foundation
http://www.believeintomorrow.org/
Our programs and services help children with life-threatening illnesses believe
in hope, joy and the promise of tomorrow. Our foundation is dedicated to
improving the quality of life for critically ill children and their families
through three unique programs. Serving over 38,000 children each year, we have
become a national leader in pediatric support services that help to ease pain,
reduce loneliness and bring joy to children throughout their treatment process.
- Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness
http://www.ccfaa.com
Grants non-travel wishes and programs to severely abused and neglected children.
- Central Illinois Dream Factory
http://www.dreamfactoryci.com/
Grants dreams to children in the Central Illinois area (75 mile radius of Peoria, Illinois), who are between the ages of 3 and 18 years who have been diagnosed with critical or chronic illnesses.
- Chef David’s Kids
http://www.chefdavidskids.com/
We help children afflicted with any form of terminal illness such as cancer, leukemia, and pediatric HIV. We also help with neglected and abused children. We have handled thousands of interactions and wishes for children in the last ten years and have never failed to help when needed, no matter how many times a child needs us.
- Children's Wish Foundation International
http://www.childrenswish.org/
Children's Wish will fulfill the favorite wish for any child not expected to reach age 18. Each wish,
truly the child's own, must be completed while the child is healthy enough to fully enjoy it. The
immediate family is included in the wish fulfillment, so that the child and family will share
in the experience and create happy memories together.
- Children's Wish Foundation of Canada—Canada
http://www.childrenswish.ca/
This organization with 12 provincial Chapter Offices from coast to coast is dedicated to fulfilling a favorite wish for children afflicted with a high risk, life-threatening illness.
- Dial-a-Dream—United Kingdom
http://www.dial-a-dream.co.uk/
This organization strives to make Dreams a reality for children suffering a life
threatening or debilitating illness, and thereby enabling them to continue their fight against their illness.
- Dream-A-Wish Foundation—Florida
http://www.dream-a-wish.org/
Dream-A-Wish has a goal to stop the clock and give Central Florida families a few quality hours away from pain, worry, and stress. This happens when we complete a dream and give them a week of wonderful memories to last a lifetime.
- Dream Come True—Pennsylvania
http://www.dreamcometrue.org/
Dream Come True seeks to fulfill the dreams of children who are seriously, chronically, and terminally ill and reside in the greater Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania.
- Dreams Come True
http://www.dreamscometrue.org/
Provides wishes for children battling life-threatening illnesses in Northeast
Florida and Southeast Georgia. All children between the ages of two and a
half and eighteen who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and
either live or are treated in Northeast Florida or Southeast Georgia, including
Shands Gainesville, are eligible for a dreams. Children must be referred by
their physician and have all activities approved.
- Dream Factory
http://www.dreamfactoryinc.com/
The Dream Factory grants dreams to children diagnosed with critical or chronic illnesses who are 3 through 18 years of age.
- Dream Factory of Greater Kansas City
http://www.kcdream.org/
Grants wishes to seriously or chronically ill children aged 3 to 18 who live in the greater Kansas City area.
- Dream Foundation
http://www.dreamfoundation.com/
Dream Foundation is a national wish-granting organization who grants the wishes
of terminally ill adults aged 18 to 65.
- Dream Lives On - Alaska
http://thedreamliveson.org/
Adults, age 18 years and older, who have been diagnosed with a year or less to live.
- Fairygodmother Foundation
http://www.fairygodmother.org/
Fairygodmother Foundation make wishes come true for individuals (18 and older) and loved ones in their time of greatest need by turning dreams into reality.
- Give Kids the World
http://www.gktw.org/
This organization is not a wish-granting organization in the strictest sense. Rather, it works with other wish foundations to send children with life
threatening illnesses to the Central Florida area. Every child that comes to Give Kids The World does so with the sponsorship of another wish granting organization. It has served children from all 50 states and more than 45 countries.
- Happiness Unlimited - New Jersey
http://www.happiness-unlimited.org/
A unique, one-of-a-kind, wish-fulfillment program for adults with cancer.
- Her Heart's Wish
http://www.herheartswish.org/
National organization dedicated to granting the wishes of adult women who are facing terminal illness.
- High Hopes Foundation of New Hampshire, Inc.
http://www.highhopesnh.org/
Dedicated to granting the wishes of New Hampshire’s severely and chronically ill children between the ages of 3 and 18.
-
Hopes & Dreams Foundation of Oklahoma
http://www.normand.org/gigi/
A non-profit, volunteer organization which was founded to inspire children who
have terminal illnesses, life-threatening medical conditions, or are physically
challenged. The main goal of HOPES and DREAMS is to enrich the lives of the
children in our foundation by sending them, as often as possible to events in
the State of Oklahoma. These events are choosen for our children by our
children! HOPES and DREAMS works hard to get tickets, passes, autographed
pictures, and personal contacts for our children.
- Hopes & Dreams - United Kingdom
http://www.hopesdreams.org/
Has a goal to fulfill the dreams of terminally and chronically ill children and
young adults whether it be meeting their favorite singer or band, going to see
their chosen football team, and
meeting the players, going to see a show, visiting a theme park etc.
- HopeKids
http://www.hopekids.org/
Provides ongoing events & activities and a powerful, unique support community for children with cancer and other life-threatening medical conditions.
- Indiana Children's Wish Foundation
http://www.indianachildrenswishfund.org/
The Indiana Children's Wish Fund grants the wishes of special Indiana Children who suffer from a
life-threatening illness. These children are between the ages of 3-18.
- Jason's Dreams For Kids
http://www.jasonsdreamsforkids.com/
The organization is devoted to granting wishes to children diagnosed with
life-threatening illnesses. Bringing a little happiness and putting a few smiles
on these children's faces is our goal - and hopefully, their parents faces, too!
- Kidd's Kids—Texas
http://www.kiddskids.com/
This is a non profit organization within KHKS-FM Radio which each year takes children with special medical needs on the trip of a lifetime to Walt Disney World! Children selected for the Kidd's Kids trip are between the ages of 5 and 11, suffer from a chronic, terminal, or traumatic illness, reside in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and demonstrate a financial need.
- Kids Wish Network
http://www.kidswishnetwork.com/
Kids Wish Network is a nonprofit charitable organization whose sole mission is to grant wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. We're always looking for ways to provide unique services for sick children and their families that they are not likely to find anywhere else. Kids Wish Network has developed a funeral assistance
program to assist the families of "our kids" who have passed away.
- The Joshua Foundation—United Kingdom
http://www.thejoshuafoundation.co.uk/
Provides holidays and experiences for children and their families where the child is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
- Make-a-Wish Foundation of America
http://www.wish.org/
This organization which serves all 50 states, Guam, and Puerto Rico grants wishes to children in the United States with terminal illnesses or life-threatening medical conditions that create the probability the children will not survive beyond their 18th year.
- Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio & Kentucky
http://www.makeawishindiana.org/
Serves Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana
- Make-a-Wish Foundation of Canada—Canada
http://www.makeawish.ca/
This chapter which serves various regions in Canada seeks to fulfill the special wishes of children under the age of 18 who have life-threatening illnesses.
- Make-a-Wish Foundation of India—India
http://makeawish.indo.net/
This chapter which serves those in India helps children suffering from life threatening diseases realize their heart's desire.
- Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin
http://www.wisconsin.wish.org/
- The Marty Lyons Foundation
http://www.martylyonsfoundation.org/
Established to fulfill the special wishes of children aged three to seventeen
years old, who have been diagnosed as having a terminal or life threatening
illness by providing and arranging special wish requests. The principal office
is in New York, but the Foundation also operates chapters in New Jersey, New
York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida.
- Never Too Late
http://www.nevertoolate.org/
Staffed by a passionate group of volunteers who donate their time and talents to help make the dreams and wishes of the forgotten elderly and terminally ill adults come true.
- Round Table Children's Wish - United Kingdom
http://www.rtcw.org/
Grant Wishes to children suffering from life-threatening illnesses.
- Silver Lining Foundation
http://www.silverliningfoundation.org/
Among other things, the Silver Lining Foundation provides wishes for children
with cancer while their are receiving treatment.
- A Special Wish Foundation, Inc.
http://www.spwish.org/
This organization's mission is to enhance the quality of life for those children/adolescents (under 20 years of age) who have a life-threatening or terminal disorder by allowing their special wish to become reality. It has 21 chapters throughout the U.S. as well as a chapter in Moscow, Russia.
- Starlight Children's Foundation
http://www.starlight.org/
This organization is dedicated to brightening the lives of seriously ill children through wish granting and state-of-the-art in-hospital entertainment. It has a network of chapters located in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.
- Starlight Children's Foundation Canada - Canada
http://www.starlightcanada.org/
This chapter which serves Canada is dedicated to brightening the lives of seriously ill children through wish granting and state-of-the-art in-hospital entertainment.
- Sunshine Foundation
http://www.sunshinefoundation.org/
This organization which serves those across the United States fulfills dreams and wishes of chronically ill, terminally ill handicapped and abused children. The majority of wishes the Sunshine
Foundation fulfills are to visit a Central Florida attraction.
- Sunshine Foundation of Canada—Canada
http://sunshine.wwdc.com/
This foundation allows children with a severe physical disability or life-threatening illness to have a chance to see their once-in-a-lifetime dream come true.
- Tender Wishes—Canada
http://www.tenderwishes.org/
This organization grants wishes to children between the ages of 2 and 18, who have a life-threatening
illness, and reside in the Regional Municipality of Niagara.
- United Special Sportsmen Alliance
http://www.childswish.com/
A non-profit Christian organization that routinely coordinates with other
caring organizations worldwide in fulfilling a dream wish. If you know of a
child [or adult] who is terminally ill or disabled and would like to go on a
FREE DREAM HUNT, FISHING TRIP AND CAMPING OR CANOEING please contact U.S.S.A and
we will try to fulfill their “Dream Wish.” Working with deer, elk, turkey, bear,
pheasant farms, and property owners as well as, preserves and ranches has made
our hunting, fishing trips and outdoor adventures known nationwide.
- When You Wish Upon A Star—United Kingdom
http://www.whenyouwishuponastar.org.uk/
Aims to fulfill the wishes of children with life threatening and terminal illnesses.
- Willow Foundation—United Kingdom
http://www.willowfoundation.org.uk/
A charity dedicated to improving the quality of life of seriously ill adults aged 16 to 40 by organising and funding a ‘special day’ of their choice. Special days give young people with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions a chance to escape the difficulties of their daily routine and share quality time with family and friends while pursuing an activity they can all enjoy.
- Wishing Star—Idaho and Eastern Washington State
http://www.wishingstar.org/
This organization grants wishes to children age 3-19 with life threatening diseases in Idaho and Eastern Washington State.
- Wish Upon a Star—California
http://www.wishuponastar.org/
Our assistance is available to children in the state of California. Most often children are referred to our program by medical staff working in the major Children's and University Hospitals. A statewide network of law enforcement personnel and community volunteers allows Wish Upon A Star to operate quickly, regardless of a child's location or circumstance.
- A Wish With Wings—Texas
http://www.awishwithwings.org/
This organization grants wishes to children with life-threatening or catastrophic illness between the ages of 3 and 17, who reside or receive treatment in the State of Texas or out of State with Board Members' approval.
- Wishing Well Foundation
http://www.wishingwellusa.org/
The Wishing Well Foundation will consider the wish of any child with a life threatening illness from ages 3 to 18. The Wishing Well Foundation receives referrals from doctors, nurses, and people just like you! Many of the wishes are for trips to theme parks or a special day with a special someone . . . perhaps a celebrity or hero. The wish can be most complex or very simple.
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